For the encore, bring on the opening act and play one of his songs. After all, the audience has probably seen enough of you, even though you haven’t played “Come Pick Me Up” or “New York, New York”.

Apologize for “f***ing sucking tonight” to the crowd on several occasions. The audience loves to hear how they’ve wasted 40 euros.

Recognize that the audience is supremely privileged to see you, instead of the other way around.

This was my first Ryan Adams show, and I was ready to like him. His first two albums are quite good, if derivative. Unfortunately, he demonstrated a glaring lack of professionalism and artistry. Bob Dylan used to do that in 1964, but he ain’t Bob Dylan, and this ain’t 1964. In short, it was quite a dissapointment.

Predictably, I raised the ire of the forum, which is something of an Adams’ love-in. You can read the gory details here (I’m ‘TheFoot’).